Chapter 78

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After returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Liu Rui'an did not rush back to Earth. Instead, he directly experienced the power of the newly acquired nanotechnology on Mercury.

It has to be admitted that this technology is indeed impressive.

For example, in less than a day, a super deep pit, comparable to a meteorite impact, was "gnawed" out of a hundred square kilometers of Mercury's surface by nanobots.

Then, under the control of the Star-Ling, a base covering exactly one hundred square kilometers grew out of the super deep pit, visible to the naked eye.

Unlike the construction by intelligent machines, the advantages of nanotechnology in this aspect are not just a little bit better.

Without even mentioning the speed and efficiency of construction, the ability to quickly replicate any material is enough to outstrip intelligent machines by a wide margin.

Combined with the material synthesis effect at the nanoscale, it is the most suitable for construction.

To put it simply, for this large base covering exactly one hundred square kilometers, Liu Rui'an almost didn't need to provide any raw materials.

The self-replicating nanobots would synthesize the corresponding materials using the elements in Mercury's soil according to the preset program or the control of the Star-Ling, and form them in one go, without the need for further processing.

Even if damaged by external forces, as long as there are enough nanobots, the damaged parts can be restored without replacement.

If there is any shortcoming, it is that these nanobots cannot replicate materials on their own, but can only synthesize based on existing raw materials.

Even so, the resources invested in establishing such a base covering one hundred square kilometers are much less than what would be required using intelligent machines.

Seeing the various functional buildings and internal facilities "grow" directly, Liu Rui'an was quite satisfied with the results of this trip.

The only thing he was not entirely satisfied with was the artificial intelligence from "Transcendence," which seemed somewhat redundant.

Although Liu Rui'an knew that this artificial intelligence technology had its unique aspects, and even the Star-Ling was somewhat inferior in some areas, it still couldn't be used.

Jokingly, Liu Rui'an has always been very clear about the positioning of artificial intelligence: only completely obedient AI is good AI.

Of course, if he could find someone like JARVIS, a loyal butler to the Stark family, and digitize his consciousness, that would be ideal.

Even so, the security aspect couldn't be guaranteed to be problem-free.

However, Liu Rui'an had to admit that human consciousness digitized into AI is indeed more "human-like" and more creative than pure AI.

For example, the nanotechnology obtained from the "Transcendence" world, Liu Rui'an had actually done some research.

Unfortunately, the research results have always been limited to a certain extent and couldn't reach the level of that world.

Fortunately, with the existing nanotechnology, the previous research bottleneck was quickly overcome.

In just less than half a month, as the base covering one hundred square kilometers was completed, the related nanotechnology also made further progress.

The new generation of nanotechnology is not only useful in construction and equipment manufacturing but is also very effective in resource extraction.

After all the resources on Mercury, Venus, Titan, Europa, and the asteroid belt were switched to the new nanotechnology, the efficiency of resource extraction skyrocketed to an astonishing level.

At the same time, corresponding outposts and multifunctional bases were rapidly established.

If it were someone else, they would probably feel invincible in the world with such results.

However, after the initial excitement, Liu Rui'an was very clear that his current strength might indeed be strong on Earth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

But in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's only the Kryptonian army that is somewhat noteworthy; in other aspects, it's still not up to par.

At the very least, there is still a very long way to go before becoming invincible in the world. The only way forward is to continue to develop and strengthen himself.

Seeing the outposts and bases on two planets, two moons, and the asteroid belt quickly enter a regular operation, Liu Rui'an did not forget the industries on Earth.

During the month he was missing, the development of Umbrella Technology Company was quite good.

Although the virtual reality game "Star Sea Lost" has not been officially launched, the preliminary publicity and external testing have already begun.

It has to be admitted that in a world like Marvel, not only are the superheroes powerful, but even ordinary civilians have very "thick" nerves.

Indeed, when the publicity for "Star Sea Lost" officially began, there were doubts, but more were the gamers' anticipation for this "black tech" game.

The launch of the virtual reality game naturally caught the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. immediately.

Among the one thousand beta testers, nearly two hundred S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were implanted.

Not to mention, among the remaining eight hundred beta testers, various factions, including HYDRA, arranged many people, and the truly pure players were less than half.

Unfortunately, no one knew that "Star Sea Lost" was far more than just a virtual reality game.

Once all players entered the "Star Sea Lost" world through the official game pods, their life memories would be recorded by the Star-Ling, just like the protagonist in "Tron: Legacy" when he first entered the digital world and received his identity disc.

In this situation, no matter if you are from S.H.I.E.L.D. or HYDRA, or a commercial spy sent by competitors, no one could hide.

On the contrary, the Star-Ling took the opportunity to read the memory information and obtained a lot of intelligence about S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA, and other factions.

During the beta testing, these people with different intentions would be controlled by the Star-Ling as needed, or their consciousness would be directly replaced by digital life.

In addition, other business projects of Umbrella Technology Company also achieved considerable success.

If Liu Rui'an were short of money, the company would definitely become the most popular and sought-after object in the financial world upon listing.

Besides these good news, Liu Rui'an also learned from the Star-Ling a piece of news that he didn't know whether to consider good or bad.

According to the Star-Ling's attention to S.H.I.E.L.D. through various channels, it seemed that there were some issues within S.H.I.E.L.D. during the month he was missing.

The root of the problem did not surprise Liu Rui'an; it was still HYDRA, which had been infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D.

It's unclear whether some of Nick Fury's actions drew HYDRA's attention or whether the butterfly effect made HYDRA decide to act earlier.

During this month, the two sides had many secret confrontations, with mixed results.

Seeing that the chaotic trend on Earth seemed to be accelerating due to his appearance, Liu Rui'an was not foolish enough to run back and invite trouble at this time.

Not only that, but at Liu Rui'an's request, the business development of Umbrella Technology Company also became increasingly low-key.

Of course, this low-key approach was relative.

Even before "Star Sea Lost" was launched, it had already caused a huge stir, and the sales of biological beverages, which increased exponentially, were enough to make Umbrella Technology Company far from truly low-key.

Because of this, during the month Liu Rui'an was absent, the invitations and visits from S.H.I.E.L.D. and other sectors, if converted to paper invitations, would definitely fill several burlap bags.

Unfortunately, Liu Rui'an ignored most of these invitations and visits.

After all, he still had the identity of chief researcher, and the base on Venus was intentionally leaked, providing a sufficient reason, even for S.H.I.E.L.D., let alone others.

Seeing that there was still some time before the next穿越, Liu Rui'an decided to stay put and focus on enhancing his "Iron Body."

Occasionally, he would visit the base on Mercury to date Skye, or wander around in "Star Sea Lost," or take a walk on Mercury, which felt quite nice.

Leisure time always passes quickly, and the month seemed to fly by for Liu Rui'an.

With the new journey about to begin, Liu Rui'an summarized the implementation of his plan.

Up to this point, the first phase of the plan has been fully completed.

Liu Rui'an's biggest trump card, besides his own abilities, is the Kryptonian army he is cultivating.

Although the Kryptonian army needs to absorb the radiation energy of the sun to continuously grow stronger, without the fatal threat of Kryptonite, this problem is not unsolvable.

In addition to the Kryptonian army, the current mastery of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and energy technology has given Liu Rui'an the initial qualifications to leave Earth and venture into space.

If this were in the plane of Liu Rui'an's hometown, such strength would be enough to dominate the entire Earth.

However, for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is just the beginning.

Unlike his "peers," Liu Rui'an's vision has never been limited to Earth in this world.

In Liu Rui'an's view, no matter how good Earth is, it is just a small corner. As a true man, the vast universe is his true stage.

So, the question is, to traverse the universe in this world, how to solve the problem of interstellar travel is the key.

Otherwise, even if he finds the interstellar map of this world, relying solely on the engine technology he currently possesses, it would take a long time to reach the alien civilizations in "Guardians of the Galaxy," let alone leave the solar system and head to other star systems.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Rui'an chose that world as the starting point for the second phase of his plan.